does this mean there must be a sixth dragon we didn't count and itshould be remained unnamed ...

Now there are several hints around the world that leads us to solve thismystery by ourselves ...

1-The Crucible of Eternity entrance is a hexagon , each one of them
represent one of the elder dragons ... one site with fire , another with crystals , another with bones , another with Ice and another one with water .... and finallythere is a sixth site with forest and trees

2- Any Elder dragon have a way to create his own army , Three dragonscreate there army by using the living (( or there body )) which are thebranded , Icebrood and the risen .... those dragons can corrupt anyuncorrupted form of life , we can see a corrupted version of each race ....each race have a corrupted version ... all but one ... the sylvari ... we have never seen a risen sylvari ... or branded sylvari or Icebrood sylvari ... that for sure raises a question .... Why ?

3- also we know that the fourth dragon doesn't need a living creature tocreate his army , instead he can create his army from the elements he have
power over , so he create his army " The Destroyers " from lave and stones ,now who else had the power to create a race from nothing except the elements he have power over !! ... yes the Sylvari

4- Now it all becomes more clear , and what strengthen this speculation is that the sylvari came into life at the same time the elder dragons awaken ... Coincidence !!

5- Another interesting note , that through all our encounters with theNightmare Court , they keep saying that the Ventari Tablet's teachings has deviated them from what they were truly created for , and they always look at the other sylvari as brainwashed or deluded !!

now all this hints gives us two speculations , that there is a sixth
dragon represent nature , and this dragon minion's are the Sylvari ..

but that will also leads us to few more questions ... what is the nature of thepale tree in this ... is the pale tree is the sixth dragon ? ... but thisseems unlogical , what seems more logical is that the pale tree is
actually a champion of the sixth elder dragon , and has been influencedby the Ventari and decided to betray her master and side with the mortal races .... we have a similar case happened in the Guild Wars history , as " Glint " was a champion of the elder dragon Kralkatorrik and betrayed him and sided with the mortal races ....

or we can think about it in a more twisted way , that this is actually a
part of the sixth elder dragon plot , to weaken the other elder dragons withthere fight agianst the mortal races and in the same time replenishing his ownarmy with more sylvari ... and in the right moment he assumes control and destroy what is left of Tyria races or the elder dragons (( whoever wins ))

there are also small hints here and there that supports this theory but they are not as strong asthe above hints :

- At the sylvari tutorial area , you will face a tree like dragon , which have no other match in the world and its totally unique ... why its related to sylvari dream ?

-The sylvari are the only race that are concerned with the elder dragonsfrom the first moment they were born and they take it as there purpose in life to destroy the elder dragons , and they seem to be the most race that are aware of there threat .

-The sylvari knows too much about zhaitan and his powers more than anyother race (( even the older races )) , and four of them where actually key factors in defeating zhaitan(( Trahearne , Caithe , Tegwen , Carys ))

- The pale tree knows too much things that predates the time she wasplanted in earth , she knows the full history of Orr , and she also gives us hints about how to defeat Zhaitan

- The Sylvari don't age , and there are no sylvari childern ... they arejust created !!

This topic is opened for discussion and to other speculations or hints thatcan support or reject those assumptions

yea i have to agree with everything here except for your speculation of the the six elder dragon wanting tyria for itself. Im more inclined to think that Ventari's teachings did confuse it as it was awakening. Theres another thing. I dont believe any of the other dragon champions actually created more minions now i am prolly very wrong on this and maybe they can. But if they cant i dont see the pale tree being a champ for the 6th dragon but being the 6th dragon itself. Now if they can then yea shes the 6th dragons champ and the 6th dragon is being held at bay while the nightmare court are being called by it and try to find some way to kill the pale tree so that the 6th dragon can be released.

what hes saying is that the nightmare court are what the sylvari are supposed to be. Primordus creates destroyers as his minions, This guy is saying that the 6th dragon creates sylvari as its minions but for some reason its minions have been altered, prolly because of the Tablet. The pale tree could be keeping the 6th dragon from awakening or it could be the 6th dragon itself. The nightmare could be the 6th dragons way of talking to the sylvari trying to get them back under its control. The nightmare court are the sylvari that have fallen back under the 6th dragons control and are trying to attack the pale tree to free their master.

It would make sense for the pale tree to be a champion not the elder dragon herself, after all it started out as a seed that was planted. therefore my take on it is that this unknown elder dragon maybe drops these seeds from its body and the pale tree is born as a way for its minion to be created which are the sylvari. The form the sylvari has right now may not also be their true form, it did say the place where ronan found the seed there were strange plant creatures, so those creatures may have been what the original sylvari are like

well, big spoiler, the pale tree is not unique, there are more trees out there where other sylvari are born from. these sylvari are not tought by ventari's teachings and have no clue about the dream or the nightmare. the pale tree was one of many seeds in a cave. who knows how much more of those trees there are out there.

Well i had a somewhat same idea a while back about the Pale Tree being the elder dragon, but had to many arguments against that so that wasn't an option, but i'm pretty sure there are more Elder Dragon and not just 1, more then that.

So, even if there is a 6th Elder Dragon, what indication do we have that it's evil aside from the fact that the other dragons are?
We have a dragon of death and destruction.
We have a dragon of fire and destruction.
We have a dragon of ice and destruction.
We have a dragon of crystal and destruction.
We have a dragon that may be related to the oceans and the Krait.
All of these dragons have one thing in common: they are opposed to life and favor it's destruction.

And then we have a speculated dragon of life and creation.

Perhaps the 6th dragon is not evil, and all the living plant things, sylvari included are it's progeny. Why would this dragon seek destruction? It's counter to it's nature. Conquest? Sure, but even this would not be done with destruction of life. It's specified that each awakening of the dragons has brought forth a "new era of life" in the wake of the destruction.

Perhaps the cycle is simply that the 5 evil ones destroy the world while the 6ths awakens later to regenerate it.

So, even if there is a 6th Elder Dragon, what indication do we have that it's evil aside from the fact that the other dragons are?
We have a dragon of death and destruction.
We have a dragon of fire and destruction.
We have a dragon of ice and destruction.
We have a dragon of crystal and destruction.
We have a dragon that may be related to the oceans and the Krait.
All of these dragons have one thing in common: they are opposed to life and favor it's destruction.

And then we have a speculated dragon of life and creation.

Perhaps the 6th dragon is not evil, and all the living plant things, sylvari included are it's progeny. Why would this dragon seek destruction? It's counter to it's nature. Conquest? Sure, but even this would not be done with destruction of life. It's specified that each awakening of the dragons has brought forth a "new era of life" in the wake of the destruction.

Perhaps the cycle is simply that the 5 evil ones destroy the world while the 6ths awakens later to regenerate it.

simply because the Scholar Trueclaw stated .... five against six .... if the sixth dragon was not evil ... why the previous five races battled him ?

The dragon in the Sylvari tutorial area is part of the dream. It is essentially a prophecy showing your character's destiny; your 'Wyld Hunt'. It is a metaphor saying that it is your destiny is to defeat an Elder Dragon, in this case Zhaitan.

The dragon in the Sylvari tutorial area is part of the dream. It is essentially a prophecy showing your character's destiny; your 'Wyld Hunt'. It is a metaphor saying that it is your destiny is to defeat an Elder Dragon, in this case Zhaitan.

Except the dragon you fight in the dream doesn't represent zhaitan directly. It's just a dragon made out of nature. Who says it's not another dragon?

So, even if there is a 6th Elder Dragon, what indication do we have that it's evil aside from the fact that the other dragons are?
We have a dragon of death and destruction.
We have a dragon of fire and destruction.
We have a dragon of ice and destruction.
We have a dragon of crystal and destruction.
We have a dragon that may be related to the oceans and the Krait.
All of these dragons have one thing in common: they are opposed to life and favor it's destruction.

And then we have a speculated dragon of life and creation.

the 6th dragon is not evil, and all the living plant things, sylvari included are it's progeny. Why would this dragon seek destruction? It's counter to it's nature. Conquest? Sure, but even this would not be done with destruction of life. It's specified that each awakening of the dragons has brought forth a "new era of life" in the wake of the destruction.

Perhaps the cycle is simply that the 5 evil ones destroy the world while the 6ths awakens later to regenerate it.

I don't think the life dragon is evil in a sense but a wrong sense of justice. Perhaps it wan'ts to recreate the world in an uncorrupted version. Maybe the gods left because they believe it to be so?

simply because the Scholar Trueclaw stated .... five against six .... if the sixth dragon was not evil ... why the previous five races battled him ?

You don't always fight against evil things, established cultures classically fought against change, even for the better in their waning years.

Lets say the 6th dragon wants to re-create the world in the image of plants(this time, indeed all races could be remnants from each world-recreation epoch). In order for that to happen, all non-plant life must be eliminated. Enter the 5 dragons of destruction. They set about destroying the world and every living thing in it. Eventually they peter out and fall asleep again, and when they do the 6th dragon awakens and starts redeveloping the world.

But lets say the current forms of life have reached a point where they can battle the dragons, successfully. Thus resulting in only a partial destruction due to the surprise and power of the initial attack. The 6th dragon begins to stir while life is still very much thriving in the face of adversity of it's 5 destructive brethren, but it is not fully awake yet, only it's power seeping to the surface, enhancing the Pale Tree to the point where it creates plant-based life ahead of the 6th dragon's schedule or control.

The 6th dragon isn't "evil", but in order for it to create new life, old life must be destroyed. It's 5 races against 6 dragons, but the 6th dragon's purpose isn't to destroy, it's to create. The existing 5 races must fight in order to survive the creation.